When she returned from her weekend business retreat, she found herself thrown into another case. She was glad to keep busy, but it was growing harder and harder for her to admit the truth: she was lonely. Her friends and family were occupied (or out of the country), her romantic life was non-existent, and she didn't even have a pet.
She was starting to wonder if Paloma (and TK and Jeannette) were right: she needed some romance (TK was much more indelicate about it, of course).
She had to admit she was flattered by the attentions of Sam, a cute agent from the Los Angeles office. Yes, he was too young for her, and his interest was clearly physical, but it was nice for once to know exactly where she stood with a man, and what she'd be getting from a relationship. He admired her, thought she was sexy, and was pursuing her.
When he sent her flowers, she was reminded of nice it was to have a little romance in her life. Nico saw the flowers and overheard her and Paloma talking about Sam being persistent, and it seemed like his curiosity got the best of him - he actually tried to snatch the card from her to see who it was from. What was with that? It was completely out of character for him, and it made her a little irritated. Why did he care about her romantic life? Did Mr. "Soulful Eye Contact, Then Nothing" think he had the right to know this? If she didn't know him better, she'd think he was playing games with her.
She didn't understand him at all, and she just didn't want to piece it together right now. She wanted to be desired and pursued and distracted and flirted with and seduced.
She wanted to keep it simple for once, and not have to think so much.